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James McCrayCalifornia's Bollinger Canyon Abstracted Monochrome Landscape1973
1973
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Wonderful abstracted California landscape of Bollinger Canyon (Bay Area in Henry Coe Park) by James McCray (American, 1912-1993). Signed and dated "JM 4-74" in the lower right corner and titled lower left "Bollinger Cyn". Unframed. Image size: 19"H x 24"W
James McCray (American, 1912-1993) was born in Niles, CA on Oct. 1, 1912. McCray received a scholarship for further study in Pennsylvania at the Barnes Foundation after graduating from UC Berkeley (M.A.). From the Erle Loran Estate Collection.
At UC he was greatly influenced by his teachers Worth Ryder and John Haley. His teaching experience included UC Berkeley (1935-40, 1947-80), California School of Fine Arts (San Francisco) (1940-46), San Francisco Museum of (modern) Art (1941-43), and Santa Barbara College (1951).
He acted as juror for many northern California shows before his death in Walnut Creek, CA on Jan. 12, 1993. An abstract painter, his early works were geometric and later evolved into lyrical abstraction.
Exhibitions
Oakland Art Gallery, 1934
Golden Gate International Exposition, 1939
San Francisco Art Association, 1939
California Palace of the Legion of Honor, 1945, 1948, 1950
Art Institute of Chicago, 1947
Art Institute of Chicago, 1948
Univ. of NM, 1949 (solo)
San Francisco Museum of (modern) Art, 1950
Metropolitan Museum, 1952
Whitney Museum, 1951
California School of Fine Arts (San Francisco), 1955 (solo)
Berkeley Art & Garden Center, 1968 (solo)
- Creator:James McCray (1912 - 1993, American)
- Creation Year:1973
- Dimensions:Height: 19 in (48.26 cm)Width: 24 in (60.96 cm)Depth: 0.05 in (1.27 mm)
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- Condition:Minor discoloration on edges (see photos).
- Gallery Location:Soquel, CA
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James McCray
James McCray taught at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco during the 1940s. He had solo and group exhibitions from 1935–66. Among them: Oakland Art Gallery in 1935, Golden Gate International Exposition in 1940, 57th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art in 1937. Third-Fifth Winter Invitational, California Palace of the Legion of Honor in 1962, 1963, 1964. Salon de Realite, Paris and Institute of Creative Arts Grant in 1965–66.
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